Nick Arndt

With one of the purest home run swings the game has ever seen, Nick Arndt was the preeminent power hitter in the first part of the last decade.

Arndt was the first to three-peat in the Home Run Derby, winning in 2010, 2011, and 2012. After a year hiatus, he returned to win his fourth Golden Bat in 2014. He made a cameo at the 2016 Derby, but has largely stepped away from wiffleball for the past several years.

Beginning his career as a 10-year old with the Violent Vipers, Arndt's best Championship finish came in 2009 when he captained Ballz Deep to a Final Four run.

A three-time ORWBL All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013), Arndt was a mainstay of the juggernaut Wills Township Federalists. Later, he would serve as a ringer for the Pterodactyls. In 2012, Arndt belted out a single-season record 110 home runs, an ORWBL record that will likely stand the test of time.

Published on April 17, 2020 in the New Carlisle Gazette